To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Unmet Transportation Needs Public Hearing for FY 2019-20
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors open a public hearing, receive the staff report and allow the public to comment on transit needs in the unincorporated areas of the county; close the public hearing and direct the Clerk of the Board to forward an Action Summary of the meeting to the Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG) for inclusion in their hearing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
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DISCUSSION:
In a letter dated August 27, 2018, HCAOG is requesting that the public hearings for FY 2019-20 be conducted and completed by the end of October 2018. This will provide LTF claimants sufficient time to evaluate potential unmet needs findings and consider any additional allocations in the new fiscal year's budget proposal.
The HCAOG synopsis provides that unmet transit needs are, at a minimum, trips requested from residents who do not have access to public transportation, specialized transportation, or private transport services or resources for the purpose of traveling to medical care, shopping, social/recreational activities, education/training, and employment, or proposed public transportation, specialized transportation, or private transport services that are identified in the following (but not limited to): a Transportation Development Plan, Regional Transportation Plan, Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan. The HCAOG Transportation Development Act (TDA) Rules stipulate that, for this process, unmet transit needs do not include: (1) improvements funded or scheduled for implementation in the next fiscal year; (2) minor operational improvements or changes such as bus stops, schedules, and minor route changes; (3) trips for purposes outside of Humboldt County; (4) trips for primary or secondary school transportation; and (5) sidewalk improvements or street and road nee...
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